Gloster, MS Climate


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Gloster, MS has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. Average high temperatures during the summer months reach the mid-90s with average lows in the mid-70s. During the winter months, average temperatures range from the upper 40s to mid-60s for highs and lower 30s to mid-40s for lows. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, especially during the spring and early summer months when thunderstorms are common.

Gloster, Mississippi gets 62 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gloster averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Gloster. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gloster gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 36
Rain: averages 62 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gloster is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Mississippi.

4.4 Summer - 7.6 Winter
October, April and May are the most pleasant months in Gloster, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGloster, MississippiUnited States
  62.4 in.38.1 in.
  0.1 in.27.8 in.
  92.2 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  91.7°85.8°
  35.9°21.7°
  7.27
  6.14.3
  423 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Gloster with an average high temperature of 91.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Mississippi. In Gloster, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gloster are April, October and May.
In Gloster, there are 77.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Mississippi.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gloster with an average of 35.9°. This is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Gloster, there are 37.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Mississippi.
In Gloster, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Mississippi.
Humidity in Gloster can be stifling in the summer, but pleasant for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from May-September and the least humid months are October-April.
February is the wettest month in Gloster with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 4.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 62.4 inches in Gloster means that it is wetter than most places in Mississippi.
July is the rainiest month in Gloster with 9.8 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 92.2 rainy days annually in Gloster, which is less rainy than most places in Mississippi. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 0.1 inches in Gloster means that it is less snowy than most places in Mississippi. December is the snowiest month in Gloster with 0.0 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.
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